Here at Fiatbarchetta.com, we recommend
Luigi Carulli
as the preferred barchetta dealer in Italy. Luigi has sold about many
cars to British people on our mailinglist.
He will pick you up from the airport, and have your car
ready to be driven back home.

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions buying a new car at Luigi Carulli's

.

Q:

Do you have the Fiat Type Approval document?

A:

Luigi will provide the document (certificate of European
conformity), you don't need anything else.

Q:

Would you supply plates so that I could drive the car back
across Europe?

A:

New zero-km cars are already plated; brand-new cars (like the
Limited Edition) can be plated for 100.000 Lire (£33).
You can drive the car everywhere. When you register the car back
home, you will have to send the Italian plates and documents
back through normal mail or UPS.

Q:

How much would a Fiat extended warranty be?

A:

All Luigi's barchettas have the original 12 months Fiat warranty
but if you want an extension, you have to ask a dealer in your
country because although the original warranty is good all around
the EEC, the extended warranty is worth only in the market where
it's payed.

Q:

Can a temporary fully comprehensive insurance be arranged?

A:

Luigi can give a one month insurance with green card to drive
through the EEC plus Switzerland and Austria for 400.000 Lire
(civil liability 3000 million Lire insured). Additional fire and
theft insurance is 300.000 Lire extra.

Modifying

Q:

Can the headlights be adjusted between UK and European settings?

A:

AutoCorsa claims it can be done, but no one knows how and
DTR will do a conversion using the original light for £130.
Fiat UK charges £447 a pair, but Luigi will fit these free
of charge.
Alternatively, adjust your headlights a little bit down: these
new poly-ellipsoid lamps
almost do not dazzle other drivers: the continental drivers never
got flashed in the UK because of this.

Q:

Reversing-light/foglight cluster: is this easily reversed to comply
with UK regulations?

A:

You can buy a new unit from Fiat UK (£65 incl. VAT) and
replace the standard one by cutting and extending the electrical
wiring, passing the lengthened wires through the rear bumper, and
fitting them to the UK housing.
Or, re-use the Euro housing by turning it upside down. (To do this,
you need to drill into the body of the bumper and refit using
a self-tapping screw.)

Q:

Do I have to recalibrate the instruments to show mph?

A:

The law states that the car must show a representation of mph
on the speedo. Little stickers on the speedometer may well be
sufficient. Little paper overlay dials are available to replace
the km/h indications with mph at DTR for £40.
When the instrument panel is lit, though, the original figures
may show through. A new set of dials is £397 (Fiat UK)
or 700.000 Lire ex. VAT (£250) if ordered
and fitted by Luigi.

Visit the site of Carulli Srl.,
car trading since 1905, Fiat dealer since 1940.